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Table 4 Estimated effects of the p.R212X-mutation on economically important traits

From: A nonsense mutation of bone morphogenetic protein-15 (BMP15) causes both infertility and increased litter size in pigs

Trait

N sows

Effect ± std. error

P-value

Significance

Live-born piglets (N)

20,549

+ 0.411 ± 0.021

4.50 ×  10− 83

****

Feed conversion ratio (kg/kg)

10,072

−0.028 ± 0.004

7.60 × 10−15

****

Daily gain (g/day)

10,072

−0.847 ± 1.684

6.15 × 10−01

 

Lean meat content (%)

10,072

−0.889 ± 0.059

2.50 × 10−51

****

Belly meat content (%)

10,072

−0.906 ± 0.057

2.21 × 10−56

****

Loin eye area (cm2)

10,072

−1.216 ± 0.097

1.12 × 10−35

****

Loin to fat ratio (cm2/ cm2)

10,072

−0.031 ± 0.002

1.06 × 10−51

****

Carcass length (cm)

10,072

−0.030 ± 0.045

5.13 × 10−01

 

Intramuscular fat content (%)

10,072

0.068 ± 0.007

6.20 × 10−25

****

pH 1

10,072

0.002 ± 0.002

1.16 × 10−01

 

Drip loss (%)

10,072

−0.005 ± 0.004

2.16 × 10−01

 
  1. N sows Number of sows with a breeding value reliability ≥40%; Bonferroni corrected significance for eleven tests is P-value ≤ 4.5 × 10− 03. **** significant at P ≤ 1 × 10− 04